Grant Butler

Interesting read: www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

My neighborhood Cinemark is showing this "Melania" doc. From Friday to Sunday it's screening 15 times. So far, they have sold 8 advance tickets total for the entire weekend (6 Friday, 2 Saturday, 0 Sunday). I'm guessing the box office estimate that it will make between $1M and $2M may be a tad high.

Which of these names feels out of place? Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Connie Chung, Ed Bradley or Bari Weiss?

How does someone decide they want to be a real-life supervillain?

They survived a Cybertruck crash. An inferno led to a race against time. In at least a dozen cases since 2019, people have struggled to access or exit Teslas during life-threatening emergencies, fueling lawsuits alleging the company’s futuristic features have caused injuri...

So, cybertrucks aren't just ugly and stupid. They also are death traps. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

I’m glad you took the time to take care of yourself and created this amazing project. Your story and book are inspiring.

Words that may have never been uttered before: The DMV was pretty fun today. (Halloween = lots of costumes and candy)

U.S. House Speaker calls Portland naked bike ride ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen yet’ "The most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there," said U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Tuesday.

So funny! www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Portland’s 40 best restaurants for 2025 The best places to eat in Portland, reviewed and ranked by restaurant critic Michael Russell.

Some great stuff here: www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...

Four Perspectives on Trump’s Weak Poll Numbers It’s not easy to burn this much good will so fast, and it doesn’t usually get any easier from here.

Great analysis of today's NYT/Siena poll. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

So hot!

Signs of spring are everywhere.

How ironic that this new documentary about legendary Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham is on Prime.

‘Precocious’ Oregon Zoo elephant calf Tula-Tu takes her first trip outside Fans of the little elephant can visit her daily in Forest Hall — as long as she’s not napping.

More legendary cuteness! www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Feeling like spring today.

‘She came out particularly cute’: Less than a month old, Portland’s littlest elephant is already a star "We’re in trouble because she’s wicked smart."

I can't get enough of this baby elephant. www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...

Because, apparently, lawmakers have run out of problems that need to be addressed, right?

Oregonian readers raise $170,000 for charities during 2024 Season of Sharing campaign The money will benefit 13 local nonprofits featuring in the annual holiday fundraising campaign.

Encouraging! www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...

Looking Glass offers a path to a stable future for Eugene homeless youth: Season of Sharing 2024 About 4,000 young people a year get help from the nonprofit’s alternative schools, shelters and treatment centers.

Looking Glass Community Services does such important work in Eugene.

Street Roots moves into new home, expands vendor services: Season of Sharing 2024 The nonprofit street newspaper recently relocated to a building it purchased on West Burnside.

I've been a longtime supporter of Street Roots. Glad to see it featured in the Season of Sharing campaign. Good things are happening at Portland's "street newspaper."

Albertina Kerr’s youth psychiatric unit is more than just crisis care — it’s a safe space: Season of Sharing 2024 The century-old Portland nonprofit offers short-term inpatient mental health care for youth.

This Portland nonprofit has a long history of doing good work. This young woman's story is pretty powerful.

New PDX dining and shopping options open just in time for holiday travel All the best new places to eat and shop at PDX.

It’s not just the nine-acre timber roof, the spacious floor plan or the actual living trees that are new. PDX also welcomed 20 new retail and dining options, including wood-fired pizza, scratch-made pasta, hand-crafted leather goods and a bar with nearly 100 taps of Oregon beer, cider and wine.

Portland Literacy Council opens a new chapter for adults without a high school diploma: Season of Sharing 2024 The nonprofit’s GED voucher program helps adults working toward a General Educational Development certification cover the fees required to take GED tests.

Our annual Season of Sharing fundraising campaign helps Oregon nonprofits improve people's lives. @oregonian.bsky.social kicks things off with the Portland Literacy Council, helping adults without high school diplomas.

Cat Sunday.

Hello, hello … hoping things are better over here than that other place.